Work:
Concentric Healthcare
Counselor
Private Practice
Child and Family therapist
A New Leaf - Glendale, AZ
Clinical supervisor
ASU Community Counseling Program - Ottawa, ON
Master's Level Internship Supervisor
The Children's Advocacy Center - Phoenix, AZ
Clinical Director
The Children's Advocacy Center
Clinical Supervisor / Program Director
Childhelp Children's Center
Child Therapist
National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children
Certified Trauma and Loss Specialist
Education:
Ottawa University - Phoenix, AZ
Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies
Psychology Ottawa University - Phoenix, AZ
Bachelor of Arts
State University of New York, Empire State College - New York, NY
Psychology
Skills:
Professional Presentations 2014 Touchstone Behavioral Health: Third Annual Childhood Trauma Conference Healing Arts for Childrens Hearts 2013 Ottawa University Professional Growth Seminars: Neuroscience and Early Trauma Prevent Child Abuse Arizona: Trauma Informed Care for Children in the Behavioral Health System Arizonas Children Association: Special Topics in Trauma series 2012 A New Leaf Agency-wide presentations Introduction to Trauma-Informed Care and ACES The Neurobiology of Trauma (clinical) Parenting the Traumatized Child (for parent aides and coaches) Trauma Informed Care Environments (schools, residential centers, community behavioral health, shelters) Trauma Informed Care for Toddlers (clinical) Trauma and Attachment: Low - Sensory Interventions for 0-5 (clinical) Neuro-developmental Approach to the Assessment of Trauma in the 0-5 population (clinical) 2011 VAWC (Violence Against Women and Children Conference): The Continuum of Child Sexual Behaviors, Normative vs. Problem Behaviors 2009 National Organization for Victim Assistance: School-based Outreach for Child Victims of Violence 2013 Arizona Childrens Association Foster Care Certification: The Continuum of Child Sexual Behaviors; What is Normal and What is Not? Arizonas Children Association Trauma and PTSD in Children Series Trauma and Resilience: A Neuro-developmental Approach Play Based Interventions for PTSD and Anxiety Disorders in Young Children Treating Traumatic Grief in Young Children Child Sexual Behaviors: Parent/Child Interventions Extended Play-based Assessment of Trauma in Young Children Ottawa University professional Development Series Arizona Child Abuse Prevention Conference 2012 A New Leaf Trauma-Informed Care Series Agency-Wide Training 2010 VAWAC (Violence Against Women and Children) National Conference 2009 Human Resources Training Foster Care Certification: Foundations For Understanding the Effects of Trauma and Neglect in Young Children. Prescott College Expressive Arts Colloquium: The Hearts Safe Place: Expressive Arts Intervention for Traumatized Children Prendergast School District Heartful Solutions Series: Pleasure and Play: The Brains Gateway to Healing the Effects of Trauma, Neglect, Abuse and Loss in Children. Sensory Play to Help Children Regulate Stress and Arousal. The Hearts Safe Place: Attachment as a Resource for Healing Trauma, Abuse and Loss in Children Restoring Safety, Building Resiliency I: Responsive School Environments for Traumatized Children Restoring Safety, Building Resiliency II: Six Core Principles for Teaching Traumatized Children 2008 Creighton School District: Trauma Sensitive Environments for Special Needs Preschool. 16th Annual Colloquium American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children: Neurodevelopmental Interventions for Traumatized Children. 2007 Maricopa Association of Governments: Trauma and the Brain Arizona Coalition Against Domestic Violence Annual Conference Keynote Speaker: Skills for the 21st Century. Arizona Association for Play Therapy: Free and Protected Space: Integrating Expressive Arts into School Based Treatment for Victims of Violence. 2006 Arizona Coalition Against Domestic Violence Annual Statewide Conference: Foundations for Understanding the Effects of Violence on Young Children: Against Abuse AZ: Creating a Trauma-sensitive Shelter Environment 2005 Trauma-sensitive Environments for Abused and Neglected Children: West Valley Child Crisis Center Foster Parents and Professionals Series: AASK Aid to the Adoption of Special Kids How Trauma and Neglect Change Brain Development in Young Children Trauma and Attachment Managing Sexualized Behaviors in Foster and Adoptive Children The Therapeutic Parent Developmental Play Therapy for Parents and Children